‘Jeopardy!’ Fan Favorite Colby Burnett on How Show Changed His Life Forever

Colby Burnett is the first Jeopardy! contestant to win both the Teachers’ Tournament in 2012 and the Tournament of Champions in 2013. Most recently, Burnett was in the 2024 Invitational Tournament. During his first appearance, he was a high school teacher from Oak Park, Illinois. Now, he is a College Counselor at Itw David Speer Academy in Chicago. Burnett appeared on the Tell Us About Yourself Podcast on February 1 and explained how the game show changed his relationships for the better…and was responsible for him meeting his future wife. Burnett revealed that he often gets recognized after his appearances on the game show and he is happy to have people reach out to him because no one “has been weird.” He also told the host, Christian Carrion, that he “can vanish into the ether in his day-to-day life,” but being on Jeopardy! is the “gift that keeps on giving”, especially when people...
- 2/12/2025
- TV Insider
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